Curb-nosing and the like.



W. E. FICKLEN.

CURB NOSING AND THE LIKE.

APPLIGMION MMD 11130.24, 1910.

Patented July 16, '1912.

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WILLIAM E. FICKLEN, OF NEW YORK. N.

CURB-NOSING AND THE LIKE.

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Application filed December 24, 1910. Serial No. 599.212.

.and the Like, et which the following; is a s ieeilication.

My invention relates to improvements in nosings for artificial .stone corners and has especial and important advantage: with respeck to street curb nosings and the like.

Vlhile` there have been devised in the past many furnis of nosings for ln'otecting corners, many of these have heen wholly inapplicable and unsuited and practically inoperative when used as nosines for street curbs. And although many forms ot' nosA ings have heen especially designed :tor street curbs, these in the main have been iinpracth cable 'for one or more of several reasons. A practical, ellicient and durable curb nosing, l have found, should he made et a single in- 'teeral bar, with especially strong and eliec'- tive anchoring means integral therewith. Moreover, the structure should he z simple possible and one which may he easily and cheaply manufactured. The cost of such nosing is one ol" the Inostiu'iportant elements when considering; its practicahility. lt has to he used in great quantities, and even a small difference in the cost oit manufacture resolves itself into an item of great importance.

One object oli/my invention. is to provide a nos-.ing tor this purpose which can he very cheaply and easily manufactured, much more so than prior devices, and one which will have an amply strong and su'llicient anchoring` means, this anchoring means to integral with the nosing, thus avoiding use of a large number oi bolts or other connecting devices.

it. further object of niy inventimi is to provide a suitable frog or plate for proporly holdingi the nosing in place, while the concrete or other ai tilicial stone is being tilted in about it.

il, further object of my invention is to properly coat these plates, preferably hy galvanizing them, so as to prevent rusting during shipment or heitere the nosings have heen finally put into place.

flfurther objects, features and advantages will incre clearly appear troni'the detailed 'description given helow, taken in conneclion with the :terminally-.ing drawings'. which form a part ot this sperilifalion.

In the drawings. Figure l is a pt=t^,-:prtti\'e showingl one torni of nl v improved street. curh nosingr. Figi: 2 is i perspective ,showing a nosing similar to Vio'. l. hier 7) is a perspertive showing` a portion ol' a curl). partly in ser-tien, showing :ny improved frony or suppm'ting plate and the nosinp,` in place thereon.

llelferring; more espercially to Figs. l. l and tl, l represents a hulhnosed T-har, having' top lateral wehs 2 and Il with a central weh t. By Lhull-nosed. I mean that the top portion formed hy the wehsl and 2 is thicker than the central weh 4. that'- is, the top portion is relatively thick opposite and as compared with the central weh 4, and tapers toward the. outer edges ot the wehs i2 and 3. This` top portion lorrned hy the webs 2 and 3 is'pre'lerably curved, as shown to contorni to the lines ol. the curbing and to render the. same more ellicient in service. lhe central weh l is sheared out along a line running lengthwise ol the weh as at. 5, the portions sheared out heini?r heut. outwardly as at t3 and the bent out portions 6 having their outer ends hentover or hooked as at T to forni an extren'iely strong and secure anchoring,` means. It will he readily understood that the nosings as shown in Figs. l and 2 are inerely short lengths and in actual practice the bars'arc made in much longer lengths with a plurality of anchoring means G sheared out from each har.

In putting the nosings in place, I provide a frog or supporting plate S, having a portion of its top edge as at 9 extending to the top oit the curbing and a portion of its side edge 10 extending to the front of the curbing. Plate 8 also has apertures 9 therein, to securely anchor the saine within the concrete or the like. Plate 8 also has a out away portion as at ll, which is designed t0 engage the sides of the central web 4 of the nosing l and support the nosing in place While the conereteis being filled in about the saine to forni 'the curb. The plates 8 are cnt; away as at l2 in order that these portions ot their edges may not be exposed when the curb is finished. The frogs or plates 8 and the whole o -f the nosinggs l are coated with a suitaoie coating to, prevent theni from rusting before they are finally put into place. For this purpose thev may BEQT AVAILABLE COPY 2. Anosing for corners comprising Y ,finteg'ral Tf aber vhaving Iper?? .1.. ,lsuesimniyi-in the Same plane with the central web, said bent out portions havingtheirouter ends bent over ophoeked, t-ovrmore securely anchor the nosing inplnce. znfffngsing for corners of ertiiezglge'tqgfxe smpiising enigme? TMI-having por# ,Ime Tunning lengthwise of the no n en@ bent out substantially "ont Vporrij'ien having 

